A clearinghouse of news and events about historic Route 66, the Mother Road.

Photographer Frank Gifford has launched a rt66pix.com site that not only is selling his images, but also merchandise that contains those images. The site contains more than 500 images, “and more images are being added.” Gifford (who is no relation…

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The bridge over the Spring River northeast of Carthage, Mo., will be torn down and replaced starting in late spring 2012, reported the Joplin Globe, impacting Route 66 travel in that area. The bridge carries Missouri Highway 96 (aka Route…

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A Czech blues-rock band, After 40, has recorded a song titled “Route 66.” And it’s not a cover of the famous Bobby Troup tune; it’s new song. Here’s the video for it. Apparently someone sent a film crew to the…

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Barney’s Beanery, a fixture on Route 66 in West Hollywood, Calif., since 1927, is known for many things. Home to the Second-Best Chili in Los Angeles. Hangout to Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and scads of other music and movie stars.…

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A few days ago, the British satirical comedy “An Idiot Abroad” took its main character, the dim-witted Karl Pilkington, down the Mother Road. You’ll see the Blue Whale of Catoosa, Bottletree Ranch, and a few other Route 66 landmarks, along…

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Ford Motor Co. and Dynacorn are partnering on making a new, first-generation Mustang shell for those who want to build their own classic Ford Mustangs, according to the New York Times and other media outlets. For $15,000, a shell of…

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The Route 66 Experience museum near downtown Tulsa and a new Route 66 gateway in west Tulsa should begin construction by 2013, according to a report in the print edition of the Tulsa County News. Quoting city planner Dennis Whitaker,…

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NOTE: The date of the work day has been changed from Friday, Nov. 11, to Saturday, Nov. 12, in an effort to gain more participation. The new owners of the Boots Motel in Carthage, Mo., have set Saturday, Nov. 12,…

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Emily Priddy, aka Red Fork Hippie, is repainting a bathroom using scenes from Route 66 at the Brews & Bytes coffeehouse in downtown Sapulpa, Okla. The Sapulpa Daily Herald published a story about her ongoing project today: She told the…

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This sprawling video by Carlos Garcia Aceves is about the Route 66 town of Amboy, Calif.; Juan Pollo restaurant chain proprietor and Amboy owner Albert Okura, and the Roy’s sign in Amboy. Good nuggets about the history of Amboy are…